The opponent for the Eagles’ season-opening contest in Brazil appears to have been revealed.
Packers president Mark Murphy seemingly hinted Tuesday the team could be bound for South America following previous reports that Philadelphia’s opponent in the São Paolo clash on Friday, Sept. 6, would be Green Bay or Cleveland.
“We’re either the first- or second-most popular team in Brazil,” Murphy said before Green Bay’s annual Tailgate Tour departed, according to ESPN’s Rob Demovsky.
Packers president Mark Murphy dropped a hint that the team will be playing against the Eagles in Brazil in the teams’ season opener on Friday, Sept. 6. Sarah Kloepping/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin / USA TODAY NETWORKMurphy added an announcement should be coming relatively soon and that the team would be up for the assignment if called upon by the NFL.
“Also, this is very important for the league. … If we’re chosen, we’ll gladly go,” Murphy said.
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This is somewhat of a change in tone for Murphy, who, at last month’s NFL owners’ meetings, discussed how the logistics of Green Bay’s small airport weren’t ideal for international travel.
Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts. AP Packers quarterback Jordan Love. Getty Images“We’re very supportive of international play,” Murphy said at the time. “The one issue with Green Bay, though, is the size of our airport and the size of our runway. We want to make sure we’re not at a competitive disadvantage in terms of how long it will take us to get to Brazil. There’s some thought we might have to bus to Milwaukee and then fly.”
It has been previously announced that the game in Brazil will air exclusively on NBC’s Peacock streaming service.
While Murphy might not be enamored with the travel logistics, one would think that this is not a “competitive disadvantage” considering that a game that would have been a road tilt in the loud environment of Philadelphia’s Lincoln Financial Field will now be played at a neutral site that will presumably have more Packers fans in the building than Eagles supporters.
